Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 10.8% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 39.0% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.25
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.22
|
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
|
pay 44.9% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.59
|
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.49
|
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.85
|
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.92
|
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.19
|
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.95
|
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.14
|
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
|
pay 21.4% more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.54
|
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.16
|
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.75
|
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
|
pay 63.2% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
|
pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.42
|
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.53
|
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.07
|
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.66
|
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
|
pay 39.6% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM347.94
|
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
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